Sep
24
If life were like YouTube…
September 24, 2007 | 1 Comment
Brilliant parody video showing what life would be like if meetings were conducted like a typical Internet comments thread:
http://www.43folders.com/2007/09/21/if-life-were-youtube
WARNING: VERY NSFW! (language)
I have to try this at my next meeting.
“Pwnd!”
“I still don’t know what that means!”
HAT TIP: 43Folders.com
Jul
18
Big Internet, Small World
July 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
That was weird.
Recently, my wife and I decided to sell a clothes rack/dust collector. Some people call them treadmills. We owned it for years, and never really used it, preferring instead the recumbent bikes at the gym.
I posted the treadmill to the Tampa edition of Craigslist. Now, if you’ve not used Craigs, it offers a […]
Jul
10
Monetizing Free: Foxmarks
July 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment
First time around, say the late 90’s, we got one thing right and a lot of things wrong. What we got right was the idea that if we gave something away for free, and got a lot of users, we could make money off them.
What we got wrong, was that we had no idea how […]
Jun
20
Virtual Organizations: Do it for the children!
June 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I don’t try to hide my love for technology that lets people work from anywhere. If the best developer I can find for a project is in Anchorage, Alaska, and I’m in Florida, why should I let something like 4,787 miles get in the way? Seriously, we have all worked in jobs where everyone is […]
Jun
15
Hey Cosmo! Try Again!
June 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This could have been big. Still might be, but not yet.
I’ve mentioned before that I want to see technology enable the totally virtual organization. Tools like Basecamp, Highrise and Campfire go a long way toward that. But one of the areas that I think have been lacking is face-to-face communication. Sometimes, you just have […]
May
9
Closed networks take another hit. Film at 11.
May 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Why go to the expense and trouble to create a closed network, when the ultimate network is available from anywhere?
CBS 5, in San Francisco is taking advantage of the open network (the Internet) to cut costs, and possibly get more responsive news coverage. According to Erica Ogg at News.com, CBS 5 is replacing 20 of […]
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